Rear cross member



Jan. 5, 1932.

. o. R. SKELTON 1,840,136

REAR CROSS MEMBER Filed Dec. 19, 1927 IAVLNTOR ow 5 R J/fELTU/V.

A TTURNEV Patented Jan. 5, 1932 UNITED STATES oFEicE owme R. SKELTON, or DETROIT, mrorrienn, ss GNoRfi.r'o. o Ys ER ooRPoR-ATIoN,

or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A eoRro A'rIon or DELAWARE REAR oRoss MEMBER Application filed December 19, 1927. Serial Iva- 241.000.

This invention relates to rear cross members adapted to be used on automobile frames.

One of the objects of my invention is toprovide a rear cross member which may be tank and automobile frame with my improved member positioned thereon, a portion of the frame being broken away to better illustrate the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my improved cross member. 7

Fig. 3 is an elevation thereof taken from the rear.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the cross member.

I have shown a conventional gasoline tank indicated generally at 5 which is positioned between two frame channel members, one of which is shown at 6.

I have also provided a generally channel shaped cross member comprising a. main body portion 7, side members 8 and 9 and depressed end portions 10. Suitable openings 11 and 12 are provided in the body portion 7 to permit the gasoline tank cap 13and reserve device top or fuel outlet pipes (not shown) to extend therethru when the member is in the position shown in Fig. 1.

The cross member is so shaped that the ends are in a plane inclined to the plane of the body portion when the body portion is in a horizontal position. The member may be secured to the frame members by means of rivets 14 or other suitable means thru' the openings 15 in the ends 10 and rivets 16 thru the openings 17 in the side portions Sand 9 The top of the tank 5 is adapted to fit in 'tlie mainbody portion 7 of the crossmeinber and the tank may be supported in a horizontaliposition therein bymeans of straps 18, the ends of which are secured at one end to the member19 by being return bent .thru

an eye in the end of member'19 and riveted asat 20, and the other ends ofwhich extend thruthe slots 21 inthe cross member and are return bent and riveted as at 22. The members" 19"are screw threaded ontheir upper ends,- extending thru openings 24 in the side portion 8 of the cross member, andare secured .theretoby means of nuts 23 on the screw threaded end.

It will thus be apparent that in a construcand construction of the various parts of my 2 improved device without departing from the spirit of my invention and it is my intention" to cover by my claims such changes as may reasonably be included within the scope thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A rear cross member of generally chan nel shaped formation having a main body portion, side members, one of which is wider than the other, and end portions depressed out of the plane of the main body portion having flanges extending in a general direction of the length of the body portion.

2. A rear cross member of channel shaped formation having a main body portion, side members, and end portions depressed out of the plane of the main body portion having flanges extending in the general direction of the length of the body portion, the plane of said flanges being inclined to that of the main body portion.

3. A rear cross member of channel shaped formation havinga main body portion, side plane of the central body portion, the plane of said end portions being inclined to that of the main body portion.

4. A rear cross member of generally chan- 5 nel shaped formation havin a central body portion, side members one 0% which is wider than the other, and end portions depressed out of the plane of the main body portion havin side members of equal length.

5. 1% rear cross member of generally channel shaped formation having a central body portion, side flanges on said body portion, de-

pressed end portions, the plane of said end ortions being inclined to that of the main ody portion, and side flanges of equal length on said end portions.

6. A cross member of generally channel shaped formation having a main body portion, and end portions depressed out of the plane of the main body portion having outwardl extending flanges.

7. 1i construction of the class described comprising, side frame members of an automobile, and a cross member 'therebetween having a main body portion extending substantially in a horizontal plane and having end portions depressed out of the plane of the main body portion and at an angle thereto secured to said frame members.

80 OWEN R. SKELTON. 

